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. 2006 Dec 29:3:30.
doi: 10.1186/1742-6405-3-30.

Use of taste-masking product, FLAVORx, to assist Thai children to ingest generic antiretrovirals

Torsak Bunupuradah  1 , Siripan Wannachai, Arpa Chuamchaitrakool, Jintana Intasan, Thantip Nuchapong, Woodie Neiss, Kenny Kramm, Chitsanu Pancharoen, David Burger, Jintanat Ananworanich
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Use of taste-masking product, FLAVORx, to assist Thai children to ingest generic antiretrovirals

Torsak Bunupuradah et al. AIDS Res Ther. .

Abstract

We evaluated whether FLAVORx helped thirty Thai children take opened capsule, crushed tablets and liquid generic ARVs with more ease. All children had excellent adherence, evaluated by PACTG Standard International Questionnaire and interviewing, before and after one month of FLAVORx. Eighty percent took ARV with more ease and wish to continue FLAVORx. Strawberry was the most popular flavor.

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